All our articles on risk factors

Smoking, high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, stress, a sedentary lifestyle, menopause: cardiovascular risk factors add up and reinforce one another, and 9 women out of 10 have at least two of them.
Knowing them is already the first step to acting on them.

The preventive cardiovascular health concept: "Life's Essential 8", a new score to test yourself and take action!

In 2010, the American Heart Association (AHA) defined a new, more preventive and comprehensive approach to cardiovascular health. At the time, the AHA was already promoting the need for a change in our medical approach, which was too focused on curative care and not enough on prevention. The American [...]

Too much noise can damage cardiovascular health

The WHO estimates that noise from road traffic increases the risk of coronary heart disease by 8% every 10 dB, from 50 dB upwards. According to Prof. Bernard Pierre, continuous or regular exposure to excessive noise can lead to stress in some people, which increases heart rate and can lead to [...]

How Domestic Violence Increases Cardiovascular Risks

In addition to psychological and emotional suffering, stress, anxiety, depression and suicide, domestic violence has many other health repercussions that aren’t as well known. This trauma contributes to cardiovascular disease when survivors develop obesity, high blood pressure, chronic inflammation [...]

Drink Less, Live Longer

Santé Publique France reminded readers about the work of a group of experts commissioned in 2017 to study the effects of alcohol on our health with INCA, the national cancer institute. Their report concluded that it’s no longer possible to say there’s no risk if alcohol consumption stays below [...]

Why You Should Tell Your Doctor About Your Migraines

Women are more likely to get migraines, with three women impacted for every man. Between 12% and 18% of the population get migraines, which are a very specific type of headache that comes on suddenly. These headaches usually cause pulsing pain on one side of the head and last four to 72 hours on [...]

Why Women are More Exposed to Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Certain risk factors are linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease and a poorer prognosis for women than men. At the same age, women have more cardiovascular risk factors than men. More than 80% of women over 45 have at least two. Their risk of heart attack linked to hypertension, diabetes or a [...]